Drugs currently used to suppress HIV, the AIDS virus, work only on actively replicating viral particles in the blood. When viruses lie dormant in a cell, they can escape the drugs’ dragnet.
Researchers report in the Aug. 13 Lancet that a novel combination of drugs can significantly reduce the number of these cellular safe houses in patients.
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